J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2002John Wiley & Sons, 2002 M03 14 - 832 pages "Make sure you're buying the right book!--The 2002 edition is for filing your 2001 taxes and has all the up-to-date information on the new tax law. The 2001 edition is for filing 2000 taxes." The most trusted name in tax! April 15th comes once a year. But the new tax laws will change the way we save and plan our financial affairs all year-round. That s why J.K. Lasser provides a comprehensive library of smart financial planning and investing advice for all your needs for tax season and beyond. J.K. Lasser s(TM) Your Income Tax 2002 and J.K. Lasser s(TM) Year-Round Tax Strategies 2002 give early planners a head start on understanding the new tax regulations and preparing for filing the return on April 15th. And Lasser s personal finance guides help you make the most of your money from every angle. Consider it total care for your wealth and financial well-being, 365 days a year. |
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... received a flat mileage allowance from your employer for business trips (20.33); or a per diem travel allowance to cover meals, lodging, and incidentals (20.32); and the allowance exceeded the IRS rate, the amount up to the IRS rate ...
... received a flat mileage allowance from your employer for business trips (20.33); or a per diem travel allowance to cover meals, lodging, and incidentals (20.32); and the allowance exceeded the IRS rate, the amount up to the IRS rate ...
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... received if it is subject to your free and unrestricted use. Child's wages. A parent is not taxed on wages paid for a child's services even if payment is made to the parent. However, a parent is taxed on income from work contracted for ...
... received if it is subject to your free and unrestricted use. Child's wages. A parent is not taxed on wages paid for a child's services even if payment is made to the parent. However, a parent is taxed on income from work contracted for ...
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... received but which has been credited to your account, subject to your control, or put aside for you. Thus, ifyou received a paycheck on December 31, 2001, you must report the pay on your 2001 return, even though you do not cash or ...
... received but which has been credited to your account, subject to your control, or put aside for you. Thus, ifyou received a paycheck on December 31, 2001, you must report the pay on your 2001 return, even though you do not cash or ...
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... received by the not withdrawn because your employer is hold- insurance company. However, the company may issue a cash advance on the commissions before the premiums are received. Agents have claimed that they may defer reporting the ...
... received by the not withdrawn because your employer is hold- insurance company. However, the company may issue a cash advance on the commissions before the premiums are received. Agents have claimed that they may defer reporting the ...
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... received and paid tax currently on the income. A deferred pay plan is generally not advisable where a projection of future income shows that there probably will be no substantial income decline, and/or the tax bracket differentials will ...
... received and paid tax currently on the income. A deferred pay plan is generally not advisable where a projection of future income shows that there probably will be no substantial income decline, and/or the tax bracket differentials will ...
Contents
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PART 3 CLAIMING DEDUCTIONS | 263 |
PART 4 PERSONAL TAX COMPUTATIONS | 419 |
PART 5 PERSONAL TAX SAVINGS PLANS | 467 |
PART 6 BUSINESS TAX PLANNING | 589 |
PART 7 FILING YOUR RETURN AND WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU FILE | 665 |
PART 8 2001 TAX FORMS TAX TABLES AND TAX RATE SCHEDULES | 695 |
PART 9 GLOSSARY AND INDEX | 759 |
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Page 248 - ... (b) Exception. Gross income does not include amounts received as prizes and awards made primarily in recognition of religious, charitable, scientific, educational, artistic, literary, or civic achievement...
Page 42 - ... (4) amounts received as a pension, annuity, or similar allowance for personal injuries or sickness resulting from active service in the armed forces of any country...
Page 545 - ... permanently and totally disabled at retirement. For this purpose, an individual is considered permanently and totally disabled if he or she is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death, or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
Page 228 - A real property trade or business is any real property development, redevelopment, construction, reconstruction, acquisition, conversion, rental, operation, management, leasing, or brokerage trade or business. Services the partner performed as an employee are not treated as performed in a real property trade or business...
Page 202 - To make an election to recharacterize, notify the trustee of the account being recharacterized and the transferee trustee (if different) of your intent to recharacterize, specifically identify the amounts subject to the election, and direct the transferor trustee to make the transfer.
Page 84 - If at the time of original issue there was an intention to call the bond or other evidence of indebtedness before maturity, any gain realized on the sale or exchange thereof which does not exceed an amount equal to the original issue discount...
Page 532 - Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete.
Page 123 - This advice was given by a court: "The taxpayer is at times in a very difficult position in determining in what year to claim a loss. The only safe practice, we think, is to claim a loss for the earliest year when it may possibly be allowed and to renew the claim in subsequent years if there is a reasonable chance of its being applicable for those years.